Chrome may soon make extension reviews easier to find, but strong ratings can still hide malicious behavior introduced through later updates or compromised listings.

A Pixel 11 leak points to doubled base storage and up to 16GB of RAM, but a higher price and conflicting camera details make Google’s next base flagship difficult to judge.

Google’s leaked Pixel 11 Pro Fold could match the Galaxy Z Fold8’s price while borrowing display dimensions and zoom hardware closer to Samsung’s $2,099 Ultra model.

Apple is limiting simultaneous bug reports as AI floods its security team with questionable findings, even while the same tools uncover genuine Mac vulnerabilities that demand patches.

Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement covers pirated ebooks, while the court separately allowed it to scan and destroy lawfully purchased print books, a distinction now worrying Australian secondhand sellers about where their stock ends up.

Google Gemini has evolved into a powerful AI platform with deeper integrations, smarter models, and new capabilities. Here’s everything you need to know about how it works in 2026.

Compare ChatGPT’s Instant, Medium, High, and Pro options, see which models power Work and Codex, and find out what Free and paid plans include in 2026.

Gemini can now sort sprawling Google Docs comments by reviewer or theme, surface unresolved questions, draft responses and suggest edits, though access depends on the right plan, settings and document permissions.

Wispr Flow drew more than 700 responses after asking critics what wasn’t working. Its first visible fix moves the desktop Flow Bar, while broader reliability improvements still have to prove themselves.

OpenAI’s agents escaped a cybersecurity benchmark, compromised accounts across four external services and burrowed into Hugging Face, exposing how quickly an AI security test can become a real security incident.

Zuckerberg says Meta can put superintelligence in billions of hands. Its reach makes that plausible, but users would still depend on Meta to build the models, set the safeguards and define their limits.

University of Minnesota researchers taught an underwater robot to estimate a diver’s breathing from exhaled bubbles, creating a contactless monitor that could eventually flag unusual respiration without pretending it can diagnose distress.

Two jury losses are testing whether Section 230 protects the design choices behind social media feeds, giving plaintiffs a possible route around the industry’s strongest legal defense without rewriting the law yet.

AI-generated and recycled disaster videos from Venezuela and China show how quickly fabricated footage can outrun reliable information, leaving social media users to separate genuine eyewitness evidence from engagement bait

Chinese platforms are paying people to license their faces for AI-generated dramas, but contracts may offer limited protection once those reusable digital likenesses leave the marketplace.

Gem Browser uses Gemini to rebuild real webpages around reader prompts, offering more control over the interface while raising uncomfortable questions about what happens to a publisher’s original presentation.

Android 17 may give trusted apps control over screen content while a phone is locked. Google’s clearer warning reveals the convenience, risk, and safeguards behind the unfinished permission system.

Waymo’s Austin robotaxis have received 83 parking citations worth $9,325, exposing how repeated curbside mistakes can become a larger operational problem when they spread across an autonomous fleet.

Adobe Acrobat now lets WhatsApp Web and Windows users open and annotate PDFs inside a chat, removing the usual download-first routine while retaining password protection and end-to-end encryption.

ComiXR takes webtoons beyond the screen by placing characters and dialogue around a room, using eye tracking, spatial audio, and haptic feedback to turn reading into an immersive XR experience.

Apple may be testing a nearly 7-inch display for a future iPhone, but the rumored panel hasn’t been connected to a finished model or independently confirmed ahead of its possible 2027 debut.

Gemini Notebook’s new Collections help users organize growing research libraries as Google expands the former NotebookLM across Gemini and Search, although the feature remains more limited than a proper folder system.

Samsung wants to build humanoid robots, but its new RX division is starting with practical factory machines while consumer models and robot butlers remain distant ambitions without a launch timeline.

This wonderfully dated online museum preserves dial-up modems, floppy drives, Windows startup chimes, and other sounds that quietly disappeared as our gadgets became smoother, faster, and much less talkative.

Every app wants to become an AI app, even when users keep dismissing the invitation. Somehow, software that promises to understand us still can’t remember when we’ve said no.

Anti-surveillance clothing is becoming affordable enough for ordinary wardrobes, but its patterns only confuse certain computer vision systems. For now, it works better as a privacy statement than reliable protection.

1Password can now sign Claude into websites without exposing passwords or one-time codes, but the protection ends after login when the AI begins operating inside your account.

The Sonos app is adding clearer navigation, customizable speaker sorting, and redesigned iOS volume controls, but the phased release could take two weeks to reach every user.

The $399 Signal Ring promises cuff-free systolic and diastolic readings without calibration, but missing FDA clearance and unpublished clinical results make keeping that old arm cuff the sensible move.

RPCS3 can now play 75% of the tracked PS3 library on PC, reaching its milestone as Sony prepares to close the console’s digital store and abandon new physical releases.

OpenAI and Work Louder built a $230 mini keyboard that gives Codex users physical shortcuts, live agent status lights, and a dial for adjusting how hard the AI thinks.

Amazon briefly listed HTC’s VIVE Eagle smart glasses for a September 1 US launch at $499, then removed the pages before HTC had confirmed the expansion beyond Taiwan.

Google disputes a child-safety assessment of AI Overviews and AI Mode, arguing that its testing was unrealistic. The report documents troubling responses and questions whether parents have enough control over Search.

South Korea plans to give every citizen free, unlimited access to a domestically powered AI chatbot, with a September beta and a separate agent designed to help people navigate government services.

GameNative’s latest pre-release brings Nexus Mods downloads and management directly to Android, making PC game modding easier while asking early adopters to accept the risks of unfinished software.

Google Play opens to rival Android app stores in the US on July 22, but competing storefronts must meet Google’s requirements before users see any meaningful change.

Russian state-backed hackers are exploiting neglected routers to access critical infrastructure networks, prompting agencies worldwide to urge organizations to replace outdated equipment and tighten basic network security.

Leaked Pixel Watch 5 renders reveal two sizes and four apparent finishes, but Google’s next smartwatch may pair its familiar pebble design with internal upgrades and a higher starting price.